Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.
| Area | Total employment | Mean hourly wage | Mean annual wage |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 270 | $16.23 | $33,760 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 6,920 | $18.12 | $37,690 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 5,840 | $17.79 | $36,990 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 5,580 | $15.33 | $31,880 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 4,970 | $17.86 | $37,150 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 4,060 | $17.59 | $36,590 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 3,820 | $15.21 | $31,640 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 3,500 | $16.00 | $33,280 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 3,300 | $17.27 | $35,930 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3,170 | $19.53 | $40,630 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 2,910 | $17.63 | $36,670 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2,360 | $23.75 | $49,400 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 2,140 | $18.24 | $37,950 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 2,060 | $23.13 | $48,110 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 1,940 | $18.02 | $37,490 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1,920 | $18.30 | $38,070 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 1,880 | $19.71 | $41,000 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,760 | $15.58 | $32,400 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1,630 | $15.98 | $33,240 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 1,510 | $19.79 | $41,170 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1,490 | $16.21 | $33,710 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,440 | $18.25 | $37,950 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1,430 | $14.03 | $29,180 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 1,380 | $16.06 | $33,390 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 1,290 | $17.18 | $35,740 |
| Dayton, OH | 1,280 | $18.42 | $38,310 |
| Wichita, KS | 1,180 | $18.53 | $38,530 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 1,120 | $18.38 | $38,240 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 1,100 | $18.71 | $38,920 |
| Columbus, OH | 1,080 | $15.97 | $33,230 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 1,070 | $16.37 | $34,050 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 1,020 | $17.62 | $36,640 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 980 | $14.84 | $30,860 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 930 | $18.43 | $38,330 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 910 | $19.06 | $39,650 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 870 | $16.39 | $34,090 |
| Rochester, NY | 870 | $15.12 | $31,460 |
| Akron, OH | 860 | $15.48 | $32,200 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 850 | $21.47 | $44,660 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 800 | $16.06 | $33,410 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 800 | $15.91 | $33,100 |
| Columbus, IN | 780 | $12.58 | $26,160 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 740 | $19.94 | $41,480 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 740 | $15.15 | $31,520 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 730 | $18.27 | $38,000 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 690 | $15.44 | $32,110 |
| Rockford, IL | 670 | $17.10 | $35,570 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 640 | $17.48 | $36,370 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 640 | $17.92 | $37,280 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 640 | $17.73 | $36,870 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 630 | $18.45 | $38,380 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 620 | $16.45 | $34,210 |
| Huntsville, AL | 620 | $12.37 | $25,730 |
| Erie, PA | 590 | $13.79 | $28,680 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 560 | $13.65 | $28,400 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 560 | $15.05 | $31,300 |
| Asheville, NC | 550 | $20.07 | $41,740 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 540 | $16.58 | $34,480 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 540 | $18.03 | $37,500 |
| Racine, WI | 520 | $14.09 | $29,320 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 510 | $14.33 | $29,800 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 510 | $18.73 | $38,950 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 510 | $13.53 | $28,150 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 500 | $16.46 | $34,230 |
| Lancaster, PA | 490 | $15.86 | $32,990 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 490 | $15.79 | $32,840 |
| Spokane, WA | 460 | $18.04 | $37,530 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 460 | $14.93 | $31,060 |
| Tulsa, OK | 450 | $16.61 | $34,540 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 450 | $14.58 | $30,320 |
| Muncie, IN | 440 | $19.01 | $39,530 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 440 | $15.82 | $32,900 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 430 | $16.45 | $34,220 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 430 | $18.32 | $38,100 |
| Toledo, OH | 430 | $16.10 | $33,480 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 420 | $16.43 | $34,180 |
| Madison, WI | 400 | $16.05 | $33,380 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 400 | $16.04 | $33,360 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 400 | $14.62 | $30,410 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 390 | $17.71 | $36,830 |
| Columbia, SC | 390 | $15.73 | $32,730 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 370 | $16.65 | $34,630 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 370 | $21.09 | $43,860 |
| Greenville, SC | 360 | $17.03 | $35,420 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 350 | $19.00 | $39,530 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 350 | $17.03 | $35,420 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 350 | $12.11 | $25,180 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 340 | $15.90 | $33,060 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 340 | $17.11 | $35,590 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 330 | $16.98 | $35,310 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 330 | $11.12 | $23,130 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 320 | $17.48 | $36,370 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 300 | $27.95 | $58,130 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 300 | $17.06 | $35,480 |
| Syracuse, NY | 290 | $16.75 | $34,850 |
| Springfield, MO | 280 | $14.24 | $29,610 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 280 | $20.57 | $42,790 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 280 | $15.55 | $32,350 |
| New Haven, CT | 280 | $19.30 | $40,150 |
| Janesville, WI | 280 | $17.15 | $35,660 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 270 | $15.89 | $33,040 |
| Elmira, NY | 270 | $17.90 | $37,220 |
| Fresno, CA | 270 | $14.78 | $30,740 |
| Roanoke, VA | 270 | $16.34 | $33,980 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 270 | $16.44 | $34,200 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 260 | $17.70 | $36,810 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 260 | $14.55 | $30,260 |
| Greenville, NC | 260 | $16.24 | $33,780 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 260 | $21.72 | $45,170 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 260 | $12.72 | $26,460 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 260 | $17.82 | $37,070 |
| Tucson, AZ | 250 | $16.25 | $33,810 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 250 | $18.34 | $38,140 |
| Longview, TX | 250 | $14.17 | $29,480 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 240 | $17.22 | $35,810 |
| Morristown, TN | 240 | $9.68 | $20,130 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 240 | $16.56 | $34,440 |
| Jackson, MI | 240 | $15.87 | $33,010 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 240 | $18.13 | $37,720 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 240 | $17.26 | $35,890 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 240 | $15.46 | $32,160 |
| Reading, PA | 240 | $16.62 | $34,580 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 230 | $14.27 | $29,680 |
| Binghamton, NY | 230 | $12.47 | $25,940 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 230 | $16.20 | $33,700 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 230 | $11.81 | $24,550 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 230 | $14.10 | $29,330 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 220 | $18.17 | $37,800 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 220 | $16.50 | $34,320 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 220 | $15.00 | $31,200 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 220 | $17.39 | $36,160 |
| Waterbury, CT | 210 | $16.33 | $33,960 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 210 | $17.33 | $36,040 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 210 | $19.31 | $40,170 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 210 | $24.85 | $51,690 |
| Joplin, MO | 200 | $13.61 | $28,320 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 200 | $16.35 | $34,010 |
| San Antonio, TX | 200 | $14.82 | $30,820 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 200 | $16.32 | $33,940 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 200 | $17.25 | $35,890 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 200 | $14.47 | $30,100 |
| Jackson, MS | 200 | $15.13 | $31,470 |
| Appleton, WI | 190 | $16.91 | $35,180 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 190 | $15.47 | $32,170 |
| Knoxville, TN | 190 | $16.88 | $35,120 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 180 | $14.13 | $29,390 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 180 | $13.29 | $27,630 |
| New Bedford, MA | 180 | $20.06 | $41,720 |
| Green Bay, WI | 180 | $17.61 | $36,630 |
| Lincoln, NE | 180 | $14.53 | $30,220 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 180 | $20.30 | $42,230 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 180 | $17.70 | $36,810 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 170 | $19.48 | $40,520 |
| Jackson, TN | 170 | $14.00 | $29,120 |
| Springfield, OH | 170 | $20.16 | $41,930 |
| Manchester, NH | 160 | $16.62 | $34,560 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 160 | $13.88 | $28,880 |
| Richmond, VA | 160 | $14.29 | $29,730 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 150 | $16.86 | $35,080 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 140 | $13.47 | $28,020 |
| State College, PA | 140 | $15.88 | $33,030 |
| Decatur, AL | 140 | $13.89 | $28,890 |
| Decatur, IL | 140 | $26.08 | $54,250 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 140 | $16.44 | $34,190 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 130 | $17.83 | $37,080 |
| Bend, OR | 130 | $18.56 | $38,610 |
| Florence, SC | 130 | $16.99 | $35,350 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 130 | $17.93 | $37,290 |
| Johnson City, TN | 120 | $14.29 | $29,720 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 120 | $17.00 | $35,360 |
| Montgomery, AL | 120 | $16.01 | $33,290 |
| Flint, MI | 120 | $16.12 | $33,530 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 120 | $12.80 | $26,630 |
| Salem, OR | 120 | $17.27 | $35,920 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 120 | $16.29 | $33,880 |
| Carson City, NV | 110 | $16.68 | $34,690 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 110 | $12.36 | $25,720 |
| Burlington, NC | 110 | $15.47 | $32,180 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 110 | $16.38 | $34,060 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 110 | $16.79 | $34,930 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 110 | $15.54 | $32,310 |
| Lebanon, PA | 100 | $17.67 | $36,760 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 100 | $19.82 | $41,230 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 100 | $17.49 | $36,390 |
| El Paso, TX | 100 | $9.78 | $20,340 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | 100 | $19.71 | $40,990 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 100 | $11.18 | $23,250 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 100 | $17.56 | $36,520 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 100 | $13.60 | $28,280 |
| Danville, IL | 100 | $17.15 | $35,670 |
| Boulder, CO | 90 | $20.05 | $41,700 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | 90 | $14.67 | $30,510 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 90 | $17.26 | $35,910 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 90 | $14.14 | $29,420 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 90 | $20.71 | $43,070 |
| Lafayette, IN | 90 | $16.07 | $33,430 |
| Gainesville, GA | 90 | $16.28 | $33,860 |
| Anderson, IN | 90 | $15.25 | $31,720 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 90 | $17.84 | $37,100 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 90 | $20.40 | $42,430 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 80 | $19.43 | $40,420 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 80 | $20.00 | $41,590 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 80 | $21.85 | $45,450 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 80 | $15.69 | $32,630 |
| Stockton, CA | 80 | Not available | Not available |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 70 | $16.99 | $35,330 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 70 | $15.88 | $33,030 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 70 | $14.46 | $30,070 |
| Monroe, MI | 70 | $19.13 | $39,780 |
| Glens Falls, NY | 60 | $15.27 | $31,760 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 60 | $20.30 | $42,220 |
| Ocala, FL | 60 | $13.99 | $29,110 |
| Danbury, CT | 60 | $21.89 | $45,530 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | 60 | $17.86 | $37,140 |
| Lubbock, TX | 60 | $16.31 | $33,920 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 60 | $17.12 | $35,620 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 60 | $15.57 | $32,380 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 50 | $14.22 | $29,580 |
| Hot Springs, AR | 50 | $17.95 | $37,330 |
| Bellingham, WA | 50 | $18.98 | $39,470 |
| Modesto, CA | 50 | $14.26 | $29,650 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 50 | $19.12 | $39,760 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 50 | $17.09 | $35,550 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 50 | $16.25 | $33,810 |
| Waco, TX | 50 | $17.79 | $37,000 |
| Rochester, MN | 40 | $19.85 | $41,290 |
| Gadsden, AL | 40 | $13.74 | $28,580 |
| Savannah, GA | 40 | $18.93 | $39,370 |
| Medford, OR | 40 | $13.67 | $28,430 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 40 | $20.00 | $41,600 |
| Macon, GA | 40 | $18.34 | $38,140 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 30 | $17.59 | $36,590 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 30 | $16.68 | $34,690 |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division | 30 | $19.97 | $41,540 |
| Sandusky, OH | Not available | $24.16 | $50,250 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $16.63 | $34,600 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | Not available | $17.85 | $37,140 |
| Bay City, MI | Not available | $17.35 | $36,100 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | Not available | $22.99 | $47,810 |
| Wausau, WI | Not available | $15.11 | $31,430 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | Not available | $10.41 | $21,650 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $15.78 | $32,810 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | Not available | $18.96 | $39,440 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | Not available | $13.81 | $28,720 |
| Lafayette, LA | Not available | $18.93 | $39,370 |
| Topeka, KS | Not available | $14.73 | $30,630 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | Not available | $12.81 | $26,650 |
| Wilmington, NC | Not available | $12.43 | $25,850 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | Not available | $14.29 | $29,710 |
| Dubuque, IA | Not available | $16.39 | $34,090 |
| Odessa, TX | Not available | $15.91 | $33,090 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | Not available | $14.87 | $30,940 |
| Tyler, TX | Not available | $15.18 | $31,580 |
| Iowa City, IA | Not available | $11.32 | $23,550 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | Not available | $12.83 | $26,690 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | Not available | $12.52 | $26,040 |
| Lima, OH | Not available | $15.38 | $31,990 |
| Peoria, IL | Not available | $14.99 | $31,180 |
